Who Deserves to win Album of the Year at the GRAMMYs?January 9, 2014 | 12:17pm

ON THE CHARTS

M.A.A.D CityKendrick Lamar (feat. MC Eiht)

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The Lucky OneTaylor Swift

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With the 56th GRAMMY Awards less than twenty days away, everyone is making their predictions as to who will take home music's biggest honor—Album of the Year. In the running this year is Daft Punk's Random Access Memories, Kendrick Lamar's Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, Taylor Swift's Red, Sara Bareilles' The Blessed Unrest, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' The Heist. Have your say in our poll below.

Daft Punk has won two GRAMMYs in their decade-plus music career. These awards were for Best Dance Recording ("Harder Better Faster Stronger") and Best Electronica/Dance Album (Alive 2007). This is the first time they are nominated in any of the major categories; the duo scores nods for Album of the Year (for Random Access Memories), and Record of the Year (for "Get Lucky").

Kendrick Lamar has concluded his incredible breakthrough year in music with seven GRAMMY nods, including Album of the Year (for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City), and Best New Artist. Earlier this year, he took home five BET Hip-Hop Awards, a Japan Video Music Award, and a Soul Train Music Award.

Taylor Swift is no stranger to the GRAMMYs—she has won seven awards in the past. She has also been nominated for Album of the Year before (and won it), when Fearless won in 2010. This year's nods bring her total nomination count to nineteen. She scores three other nominations this year, including Best Country Album (Red), Best Country Song ("Begin Again"), and Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("Highway Don't Care").

Sara Bareilles has been nominated for three GRAMMYs in her past, including Song of the Year. This year, The Blessed Unrest scored her a spot in the Album of the Year category, while "Brave" is also up for Best Pop Solo Performance.

Finally, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' seven nods this year include three in the "Big Four" (Album of the Year, The Heist; Song of the Year, "Same Love", and Best New Artist). They also score nominations in the rap genre, for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song (for The Heist and "Thrift Shop", respectivley). "Can't Hold Us" is also nominated for Best Music Video.